5%
Marketplace closing fee
Make the take rate visible before checkout so buyers and sellers understand platform economics without surprise fees.
Managed app acquisition marketplace for serious builders
The premium marketplace for buying and selling apps.
AppFoundry helps sellers package apps as acquisition-ready business opportunities and helps buyers compare one-time software deals with guided diligence, trust signals, agreement gates, demo access, and transfer readiness.
Production marketplacesign in
Published
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My drafts
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Status
DB
Seller
Package app
Turn rough app details into a ranked, monetizable acquisition listing.
Buyer
Review deal
Compare price, proof points, assets, assumptions, risks, and transfer steps.
Platform
Close safely
Coordinate trust checks, agreement gates, payment readiness, and handoff tasks.
Price
1x
Flow
Auto
Risk
Clear
Make it obvious
Two clear paths. One simple marketplace.
01
Sellers package
A guided wizard helps sellers describe the app, price it, gather assets, and transform it into a buyer-ready opportunity.
02
Buyers review
Buyers see what is included, what they should verify, what assumptions exist, and what steps happen before and after purchase.
03
Deals close
The platform coordinates agreements, e-signatures, one-time payment processing, access delivery, and transfer checklists.
Revenue architecture
Built to convert traffic into qualified deal flow.
The upgraded marketplace does more than display apps. It creates monetizable surfaces: seller package quality, buyer qualification, featured listings, fee transparency, and trust gates that make each opportunity easier to evaluate and easier to close.
2.4x
Featured opportunity placement
Offer sponsored discovery surfaces for diligence-ready listings with stronger screenshots, package quality, and buyer-fit clarity.
3 steps
Buyer qualification funnel
Route serious buyers through intent, budget, and operating-fit prompts before they enter a close room or request demo access.
100
Seller packaging score
Reward complete app packages with better ranking, clearer trust badges, and faster buyer confidence during review.
Operator dashboard concept
5%
Take rate
$199
Featured
5
Close gates
Live payment-provider code is intentionally disabled for now; this panel establishes the revenue model and user-facing conversion path while keeping the escrow-style workflow provider-neutral until credentials are supplied.
Verified seller profile
Identity, ownership, and transfer readiness cues are presented before buyer outreach.
Diligence-ready packet
Code status, dependencies, known limitations, monetization assumptions, and included assets are visible in one place.
Agreement-gated close
Payment and transfer remain blocked until acknowledgements, signatures, and disclosure steps are complete.
Demo access audit trail
Temporary buyer demos use request, approval, activation, expiry, and revocation states for safer review.
Featured placement engine
Sponsored visibility that rewards quality.
Verified launch slot
Seven-day category boost for listings with complete screenshots, transfer notes, and diligence disclosures.
$199
Operator shortlist
Priority placement for buyer segments matched by budget, niche, and operating capacity.
$399
Closing desk spotlight
Success-fee visibility for listings that complete agreement gates and transfer-readiness checks.
5% fee
Buyer qualification
Let serious buyers self-identify.
Qualification score79
Conversion urgency
Time-boxed review without false promises.
48h
review window
Encourage focused diligence without claiming scarcity that the platform cannot verify.
12
saved buyers
Show interest as a marketplace signal while still requiring qualification before close-room access.
3
open demo slots
Make temporary demo access feel structured, auditable, and time-bound.
For sellers
Turn an app into a packaged business in a box.
The seller should not need to be a broker, marketer, copywriter, or deal attorney to get organized. The platform guides them through the essentials and creates a clean package buyers can understand.
1. Add the app
The seller uploads the app link, screenshots, notes, pricing idea, tech stack, and anything that helps explain what has already been built.
2. Let AI package it
The system turns rough app details into a clear business opportunity: buyer profile, use cases, pricing rationale, listing copy, launch assets, and diligence notes.
3. Publish the business box
The seller reviews a guided checklist, approves the listing, and presents the app as a one-time purchase with assets, handoff steps, and plain expectations.
4. Sign and transfer
When a buyer is ready, agreements, signatures, payment processing, and transfer tasks move through one guided close flow.
Seller intake wizard
Package your app into a business-in-a-box.
The wizard keeps the process simple: answer one focused set of questions at a time, save the draft, and watch the buyer-facing package take shape.
Package completion
0%
Auto-saved just now
Step 01
App basics
Capture what the app is, where it lives, and what technology a buyer should expect.
For buyers
Buy with clarity, not hype.
Buyers see the opportunity, the included assets, the assumptions, and the diligence steps before they move forward. The platform should help them make a cleaner decision, not promise an outcome.
01
Browse packaged app opportunities with clear one-time prices, included assets, seller notes, and transfer requirements.
02
Use guided diligence prompts to review product fit, code access, dependencies, customer claims, monetization assumptions, and operational effort.
03
Accept no-guarantee disclosures before making an offer or purchase, then move into agreement, signature, payment, and handoff steps.
Buyer comparison matrix
Compare deals like an operator, not a shopper.
Proof
Screenshots, app URL, code status, seller notes, and demo-access availability
Fit
Ideal buyer profile, operating effort, expected skills, and niche-market match
Risk
Known limitations, dependencies, no-guarantee acknowledgement, and verification prompts
Close
Agreement packet, signature status, payment readiness, and transfer checklist
Every step automated
From rough app to closed handoff.
The platform’s job is to make the process feel like a checklist, not a negotiation maze.
Seller intake
Collect app details, screenshots, code status, price target, and seller goals.
AI packaging
Generate listing copy, buyer persona, opportunity summary, launch checklist, diligence packet, and handoff plan.
Buyer matching
Surface likely buyers by skill, budget, niche interest, audience access, and operating capacity.
Guided diligence
Show what buyers should verify before purchase and make risk acknowledgements explicit.
Agreements + signature
Prepare buyer and seller agreement packets, route signatures, and store completion status.
Payment + transfer
Coordinate one-time payment, receipt, app access, asset delivery, and post-sale checklist.
Packaging score
Show sellers exactly what is missing.
A simple readiness score makes the seller journey practical. The app may be built, but the business package also needs documentation, launch assets, pricing logic, and transfer clarity.
Package readiness
56
A clear seller score that turns vague preparation into simple next steps.
Next recommendation
Create a buyer-facing summary, upload transfer notes, and generate the first agreement packet before listing the app publicly.
Ranking guidance
Complete package
Higher visibility when app basics, pricing rationale, assets, limitations, and transfer notes are filled.
Diligence clarity
Better buyer confidence when sellers disclose code status, dependencies, customer claims, and known risks.
Transfer readiness
Priority treatment when repository, domain, account, documentation, and post-sale support steps are clear.
Signature command center
Sign first. Then pay and transfer.
The close flow now shows exactly which agreement packets are required, who must sign them, what each side acknowledges, and why payment and handoff stay locked until signatures are complete.
Agreement packet
Close packet status
In production, this connects to an e-signature provider. In this prototype, the flow demonstrates packet routing, signer status, acknowledgements, and gated next steps.
Step 1 of 5: Prepare packet
Ready to prepare
Seller transfer agreement
Confirms what the seller is transferring, what assets are included, what claims are being made, and what support is included after closing.
Requires buyer review
Buyer purchase agreement
Confirms the buyer understands the app is purchased as an opportunity, accepts diligence responsibility, and acknowledges there are no guarantees of revenue or performance.
Locked until signed
Mutual closing packet
Bundles signatures, payment instructions, access transfer, receipt, and post-sale handoff tasks into one trackable close flow.
Routing workflow
Signer roles
Seller
App owner
Transfer agreement, disclosure schedule, included assets checklist
Buyer
Opportunity purchaser
Purchase agreement, no-guarantee acknowledgement, diligence confirmation
Platform
Closing coordinator
Signature certificate, payment gate, handoff unlock log
Required acknowledgements
Payment and transfer gate
Locked until signed
Payment, receipt, account access, repository transfer, domain handoff, and post-sale support tasks remain blocked until required signatures and acknowledgements are complete.
Sign
Locked
Blocked
Secure escrow interface
Hold funds. Unlock transfer only when signed.
The prototype shows the intended closing logic: buyer funds are held in escrow, the seller cannot receive payout, and the app transfer checklist stays locked until the buyer packet, seller packet, no-guarantee acknowledgement, and escrow verification are complete.
Escrow status
Escrow locked
Escrow funding is intentionally disabled until all signature packets and acknowledgements are complete.
Buyer asset room
Seller-uploaded assets for diligence
Authorized buyers can review the images and documents attached to this deal room without exposing file bytes. Links use the existing secure storage URLs, and access is checked against the buyer's active deal-room participation.
Sign in to view buyer assets
Deal-room assets are protected and only load after an authenticated buyer has opened a matching deal room.
Buyer asset request messaging
Ask the seller for a specific asset
Send a deal-room message when a screenshot, diligence document, transfer note, or currently uploaded asset needs clarification. The request is saved to the same protected buyer-seller message thread.
Open a buyer deal room to message the seller
Asset request messaging is available after an authenticated buyer has joined a production deal room.
Manual payment instructions
How to coordinate payment before transfer
Live payment-provider code is intentionally disabled for now, so every close-room should use a manual payment confirmation workflow. The buyer should only pay after signatures are complete, the platform or closing coordinator should issue the approved payment instructions, and the seller should not release app access until funds are verified.
Release rule
Transfer remains locked until signatures, manual payment confirmation, seller transfer staging, buyer review, and platform release approval are satisfied.
Buyer receipt upload
Submit payment proof for platform verification.
Buyers can upload a PNG, JPEG, or PDF receipt after sending funds through the approved manual payment rail. The receipt is stored as a secure file reference in the close room; platform verification and transfer release remain separate gates.
Buyer-only upload: sellers and unauthenticated visitors can view the close-room guidance but cannot submit receipts.
1. Confirm signed packet
Buyer and seller verify that purchase terms, no-guarantee acknowledgement, disclosure schedule, and transfer scope are signed before anyone sends funds.
2. Send manual payment instructions
The platform or closing coordinator shares the approved payment rail, destination details, amount due, deadline, and receipt requirements outside the app.
3. Buyer submits proof
The buyer sends the payment confirmation or receipt to the close-room coordinator and waits for verification instead of asking the seller to release assets directly.
4. Platform verifies payment
The coordinator confirms the received amount, fee treatment, payer identity, and receipt record, then marks Platform verified funds in the close room.
5. Stage and release transfer
The seller stages repository, domain, account, documentation, and launch assets; transfer stays locked until buyer review and platform release approval are complete.
Escrow ledger
Purchase price$12,000
Held in escrow
Platform closing fee$600
Disclosed before payment
Seller payout$11,400
Released after transfer approval
Transfer lock
Access release blocked
The app transfer checklist remains read-only until signatures are complete, escrow is funded, and platform verification is recorded.
Production demo access
One-hour buyer app sessions
Authenticated buyers can request a temporary app demo. Sellers approve the request, add a demo URL, activate a one-hour window, and every access action is written to the production audit trail.
No production demo requests yet
Use the buyer CTA on a published listing to create a real demo-access request, then manage approval, activation, and revocation here.
Provider note
Real escrow and payment processing must connect to a compliant payment or escrow provider with identity checks, dispute handling, payment instructions, receipts, and jurisdiction-appropriate terms. This interface demonstrates the platform gating logic and user experience.
Buyer and seller notifications
Payment and transfer timeline
A shared close-room timeline shows who is notified, what changed, and whether each payment or transfer milestone is sent, active, or still queued.
Alert preferences
Choose email and in-app alerts
Buyers and sellers can tune which close-room updates trigger inbox messages and which stay inside the app notification center. Changes auto-save locally and can also be saved manually.
Email enabled
4/5
In-app enabled
5/5
Preferences auto-saved
Buyer + seller
Signature completion
Notify both parties when required documents and acknowledgements are complete.
buyer
Buyer escrow funding
Send buyer payment prompts and deposit confirmation alerts.
Buyer + seller
Funds verification
Tell both sides when the platform verifies escrow funding.
seller
Seller transfer staging
Prompt the seller to prepare repositories, domains, accounts, and handoff assets.
Buyer + seller
Transfer release readiness
Alert both parties when escrow and transfer conditions are ready for release review.
09:10
Step 1
Buyer + seller · Platform closing desk
Signature packet completed
Buyer and seller receive confirmation that required agreements and acknowledgements are complete.
09:18
Step 2
buyer · Buyer payment rail
Buyer funds escrow
Buyer sees deposit instructions and seller sees that payout is pending rather than released directly.
09:24
Step 3
Buyer + seller · Platform verification
Funds verified
Both parties receive a funds-verified update before the seller is asked to stage transfer assets.
09:32
Step 4
seller · Seller workspace
Seller stages transfer assets
Seller is prompted to prepare repository access, domain handoff, documentation, and support notes.
09:45
Step 5
Buyer + seller · Transfer gate
Transfer release ready
Buyer and seller see that transfer can proceed once escrow and handoff conditions are satisfied.
No-guarantee marketplace
Clear opportunity. Clear responsibility.
Buyers should understand that purchasing an app is not the same as purchasing guaranteed revenue, customers, resale value, or business success.
No guarantees
Every listing makes it clear that results are not guaranteed and that future performance depends on the buyer’s diligence, execution, market, and resources.
Buyer diligence
Guides prompt buyers to verify code, ownership, dependencies, claims, costs, integrations, security, monetization assumptions, and transfer scope.
Seller disclosures
Sellers are guided to disclose known limitations, required accounts, third-party tools, support boundaries, and any material facts about the app.
Clean handoff
Both sides can see required transfer tasks, credentials to rotate, assets to deliver, and post-sale support expectations before the transaction closes.
Search-ready marketplace positioning
Buy apps online, sell an app business, and discover micro SaaS opportunities with a guided acquisition process.
AppFoundry is positioned for high-intent searches around buying apps, selling software businesses, app acquisition, micro SaaS marketplaces, and AI-built app opportunities. The page now includes explicit keyword coverage without sacrificing readability or buyer trust.
buy apps onlinesell my appmicro SaaS marketplaceAI app acquisition marketplacebuy software businessapp business for salestartup acquisition marketplaceno-code app marketplace
Sample marketplace inventory
Listings that feel ready to understand.
Each opportunity card presents buyer-facing basics from the production database when published listings exist, then layers on trust cues, diligence readiness, and monetization clarity so the inventory feels more credible and easier to compare.
Diligence ready$8,500
Local Ops Automator
SellerSolo vibe coder
PackageBusiness-in-a-box
BuyerAgency operator
Includes app, onboarding guide, outreach copy, transfer notes.
92
Readiness
5%
Fee
High
Fit
Agreement ready$12,000
Niche Deal Board
SellerNewsletter builder
PackageSponsor-ready marketplace
BuyerAudience owner
Includes codebase, monetization map, sponsor kit, buyer faq.
92
Readiness
5%
Fee
High
Fit
Transfer ready$6,900
Content Repurpose Desk
SellerAI workflow maker
PackageLaunch-ready utility
BuyerCreator team
Includes frontend app, prompt pack, launch plan, handoff checklist.
92
Readiness
5%
Fee
High
Fit
Build the simple app deal platform
Make selling and buying apps feel like following a checklist.
The strongest version of AppFoundry is not complicated. It is a guided marketplace that packages apps, educates buyers, documents risk, automates agreements, and moves both sides through a clean one-time deal.